Art Stroll was well received as usual
So it seems that everyone was out at the Stroll today. The lovers, the haters, the politicians . . . everyone. Even the lady who leaves comments here under a man's name and threatens to boycott was there. She was charming as usual behind her two faces.I ran into friends I hadn't seen for awhile, one is a wealthy art patron who suggested that more artists accept credit cards. She was in the market to buy, but she doesn't carry around much cash.
Later in the afternoon, a guy asked me for money near the post office, he said he wanted to get something to eat. I gave him a few dollars and sent him to the stroll, telling him that for that donation, he could eat and drink to his heart's content. That was sort of a double donation -- one to him and then one to the Art Stroll chartities (the St. Stephen's AIDS Ministry and the St. Alban's Day Care Center) through him.
I think the favorite thing there was Dave Collins' Cucumber Punch. It was so hot out that the cool cucumbers just hit the spot.
I'll post a slide show of the event tomorrow. Anna-Maria Windisch Hunt was kind enough to take photos for me and I was able to relax and enjoy the day for a change, without having to run all over the place taking pictures and explaining to people what they were for. It was nice to eat, drink and visit with neighbors.
posted by Tom Falco at 4:14 PM
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5 Comments:
We could only slip in for the last 45 minutes, but it was great! It's the kind of thing I think of when considering "quality of life" of a neighborhood.
What a great event; I kept hearing people say why don't we do this more often. I guess they don't realize the work that goes into it. The Gifford Lane team did a fantastic jobs with lots of diversified artists.
I have to congratulate everyone that had to do with the art stroll. It was a great sucess and I wish we could have more events like this. Thank you to all involved.
That was great fun. Glad to see that the mere threat of John Chamberlain and his friends boycotting the stroll was enough to keep Sarnoff, his phony bio, and his illegitimate gang away. I picked up a few unique pieces that I will treasure forever! Thanks to the organizers for exercising their good judgment!
Sarnoff was actually there the whole day, enjoying the cucumber punch and the art.
All the phoneys who said they would boycott were also there. It was a very surreal day.
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